Sirens wake West Japan residents amid reports of North Korea missile launch

A loud siren wailed in Japan’s Niigata Prefecture on the morning of November 3rd, amid warnings of a North Korean missile launch. Media citing South Korean Joint Chiefs reported North Korea launched an unidentified ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan on Thursday, Nov. 3rd. Civil protection information released by the office of Japan’s Prime Minister urged residents in prefectures, including Miyagi, Yamagata, and Niigata to evacuate inside a building or underground. Video posted by Twitter user @CHIROISM34 captures the sound of the siren over Niigata. “Even though the weather is nice like this, in the city Evacuation alarm,” @CHIROISM34 wrote, according to Storyful. Credit: CHIROISM34 via Storyful